More and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats are expected in 2012, according to a new report. The report released yesterday by the Georgia Tech Information Security Center and the Georgia Tech Research Institute, several specific threats that experts and researchers believe will be more prevalent next year. One of the major threats is the expected increase of attacks agains
The over 130 years old NJIT is one of the top 20 technical universities in the United States and ranked 6th in offering Distance Education using modern teaching methodologies. The first programme to be launched is an Advanced Post Graduate programme which will finally lead to obtaining a Masters Degree from NJIT, NeST Group Vice chairman and Managing Director, N Jehangir told reporters
The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday announced the arrest of a suspect over the alleged hacking of Hollywood celebrities including Scarlett Johansson and Christina Aguilera. Christopher Chaney, 35, was arrested in Jacksonville, Florida as a result of an 11-month investigation into hacking involving celebrity victims also including the actress Mila Kunis, the FBI said in a st
Social networking site Facebook has acquired Friend.ly, a social question-and-answer service, for an undisclosed amount. The two-year-old start-up, Friend.ly, has designed an app for Facebook that helps users pose questions to online friends. Friend.ly announced about the buyout on Monday in a blog post. However, it did not give the financial details of the transaction.
The word "tweet" is to become a registered trademark of the micro-blogging website Twitter, company executives have said. They said Twitter had resolved a long-running legal dispute over ownership of the term by US advertising company Twittad which allows a network of 27,000 Twitter users to be paid to tweet advertisements from their private accounts. "We`ve arriv
The Plan panel has supported full functional autonomy for the Unique Identification Development Authority (UIDAI), mandated to issue the national identity cards, indicating end of tug-of-war between the two. "I am in favour of delegating powers to UIDAI. We have to check with the Finance Ministry whether this is possible. I am hoping this is possible," Planning Commission Depu
The IT and ITES Industry Association of Andhra Pradesh (ITsAP) has cautioned the youth to be vigilant over fake job offers in these sectors. ITsAP said that students and other job seekers in IT & ITES sectors are receiving fake mails and other communications offering jobs and asking them to make payments from certain individuals and agencies in the name of IT companies.
CDMA telecom operators have opposed the imposition of a termination charge on SMSes as proposed by telecom regulator Trai, saying the move is anti-consumer, anti-competitive and not based on a scientific technical study. Trai Chairman J S Sarma, while announcing regulations to curb pesky calls and SMSes, had said the authority was actively considering the announcement of a separa
Abolition of roaming charges as proposed in the draft National Telecom Policy 2011 is expected to result in a revenue loss of about USD 400 million for leading telecom service providers. "The Indian roaming market is estimated to be around USD 600 million (roaming charges plus call tariffs). Telecom operators together will lose to the tune of USD 400 million if it is impleme
Rupert Murdoch`s former right-hand man will be grilled by British lawmakers on how much he knew about the phone hacking scandal, lawmakers said on Tuesday. Parliament`s media committee, which is investigating the scandal, said that former Wall Street Journal publisher and top Murdoch aide Les Hinton would testify via video link on Oct 24. The announcement was made
In a bid to take the message of senior leader L K Advani`s yatra for good governance and clean politics to a wider audience, BJP on Tuesday launched a dedicated website, a missed call service and a ringtone for the 38-day campaign. Making the announcement here, BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said a wesite: janchetnayatra.in was being launched to propagate the message of Advan
Lucknow Police has now launched its official Facebook page on the popular social networking site to reach out to the public. SP (Traffic) Trans Gomti, Nitin Tiwari, launched the Facebook page last evening here. "The page is aimed at serving the people and to redress their grievances online. Those having problems can reach the Lucknow Police through the site an
Starting his maiden visit to India from here, Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang today visited the headquarters of Infosys Ltd, the country`s IT showpiece. Sang evinced keen interest in the operations of the Bangalore-based, NASDAQ-listed firm located at the Electronic City on the outskirts of this technlogy hub where he planted a sapling, in the presence of Executive Co-Chairman
The European Union on Tuesday launched a Visa Information System (VIS) for Indians and other non-EU citizens applying for a Schengen visa that will help prevent fraud, official sources said. In a statement, the EU said that the new system will help process visa applications faster due to the use of biometrics (fingerprints and a digital facial image). It will allow
PC maker Lenovo on Tuesday joined the tablet bandwagon in Indian by unveiling ThinkPad tablet-- IdeaPad K1 and IdeaPad A1-- priced at Rs 16,990 and upwards for business professionals. "Our strategy is to create a family of tablets suited to various entertainment and mobility requirements. We have loaded our tablets with a lot of distinct features that will make these machine
Bangladesh on Tuesday unveiled a USD 130 locally made laptop that it hopes will help bridge the digital divide in the impoverished South Asian country. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina unveiled the Doel -- or magpie -- laptops at a ceremony in the capital Dhaka, saying the computer, made by state-owned telecom company TSS, would help Bangladesh become a middle-income nation by 2021.
Blackberry users across much of the globe experienced outages in key functions for a second straight day, while a Canadian merchant bank jacked up pressure for a management change. The glitches that impaired messaging, emails and Internet browsing in Europe, the Middle East and Africa on Monday had spread to India and South America yesterday, Canada-based Research In Motion (RIM)
After ensuring the spread of telephony to every nook and corner of the country, the government on Monday set its eyes on a similar feat for broadband services, setting a target of 600 million high-speed internet connections by 2020. The draft National Telecom Policy 2011, unveiled by Minister of Communications and IT Kapil Sibal, went to the extent of likening the broadband conne
UAE telecom giant Etisalat has announced the launch of a `Mobile Workforce Management Solution` in collaboration with Syclo, a leading provider of enterprise mobility technologies for businesses and consumers. The mobile workforce management solution will enable businesses to improve field worker efficiency and communication while leveraging the ubiquity of mobile devices to stre
With telecom industry revenues coming under pressure and funding becoming difficult, the telecom ministry on Monday proposed infrastructure status for the sector and suggested rationalising of taxes and levies. "We will approach the finance ministry for rationalising taxes and levies affecting the sector and work towards providing a stable fiscal regime to stimulate investme
